Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2016

Happy Mothers Day

Wishing all of the amazing moms a Happy Mother’s Day!

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I'm gathering inspiration for our sunroom design. We're about to start our whole-house renovation project yay!! Because we live in Florida, and I don't want to bake like a Rotisserie chicken, ours won't have an all-glass roof like this one. But the plants? You bet! ☀🌿🌴 ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #sunroom #conservatory #plantlover #plantlove #plantstagram #plantsarefriends #⁣ #jungalowstyle #indoorgardening #bohohome #currentdesignsituation #abmathome #abmsummer #indoorgarden #howyouhome #plantsmakepeoplehappy #wandeleurspark #indoorjungle #Flower #flowersofinstagram #instagardenlovers #loves_garden #my_daily_flower #symply_flowers #flowersoftheday #lovely_flowergarden #ig_discover_petal #captures_flowers #favv_flowers #heavenlyflowerz #melissacolson
Fun fact: I have a green thumb. I love having a pretty arrangement on the kitchen table and I have succulents and ferns scattered throughout the house. How about you? Do you have a green thumb?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #botany #plantlover #plantstagram #instaplant #indoorgardening #plantlove #organicgarden #horticulture #gardeners #greenfingers #growsomethinggreen #succulenthoarder #gardendesign #instaplants #instasucculent #succulentgarden #succulentlove #succulentobsession #succulentjunkie #succulentlover #indoorgarden #succulentaddict #succulentplant #plantsmakepeoplehappy #fern #gardeninspiration #succulentsofinstagram #gardenlove #urbangardening #melissacolson
Self care… how do you do it? For me, it's a regular manicure (and pedicure if I'm working extra hard that week) and it is non-negotiable! It’s important to recharge so I can feel creative. It can be a challenge to make time for it, but when I do I am so much more refreshed. So, what is your favorite form of self care?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #selfcare #howyouglow #recharge #manicures #lookyourbest #beyourbest #beyourbestself #takecare #bestself⁣ #abmhappyhour #beautyroutine #makeyousmilestyle #enjoythelittlethingsinlife #taketime #relaxing #earnit #workhardplayhard #colorventures #transformforlife #ihavethisthingwithcolor #colorcolourlovers #toogood #prettylittlethings #agoodthing #abmlifeissweet #wandeleurspark #abmlifeisbeautiful #instaskincare #momentslikethis #melissacolson
Isn’t it a good feeling to remember all you’ve sacrificed to achieve a dream? In the early years of my business, I was very much part-time. I had to squeeze in 30 minute intervals to draw, usually while my babies napped. I stayed up late after they went to bed to meet deadlines (and I'm very much a morning person.) It wasn’t easy, but I’m happy to give this dream everything I have. What are you willing to do to reach your dreams?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #handsandhustle⁣ #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepattern #surfacedesign #printandpattern ⁣ #patterndesign ⁣ #dspattern #printdesign #textileartist #fabricdesign #artlicensing #textileart #textiledesigner #whereiwork #creativeentrepreneur #savvybusinessowner #instadrawing #iloveart #myartwork #artist_sharing #artistic_share #proartists #brushstrokes #creativeprocess #loveforart #lovewhatyoudo #creativebusiness #creativempire #creativehappylife #melissacolson
I absolutely LOVE what I do. But sometimes I need a reminder that things I now have used to be the things I hoped for. My sketchbook was once full of blank pages design dreams. It can be so tempting to get caught up in the stress of achieving the next "good thing" that we forget how far we've come. Reframing things with an attitude of gratitude is an awesome game changer. What are you thankful for?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #gratitude #doitfortheprocess #enjoytheday #enjoythejourney #thankfulheart #thelittlethingsinlife #smilealways #hope #keepdreaming ⁣ #thenativecreative #whereiwork #tnchustler #calledtocreate #creativeprocess #itsworthit #creativeentrepreneur⁣ #beingboss #inspiringquotes #successquote #whereiwork #creativeentrepeneur #femaleentrepreneurs #entrepreneursofinstagram #inspireothers #gogetter #businesstips #bosses #motivator #melissacolson #selfgrowth
Who says surface design can’t be done with frosting? Had so much fun decorating my Dad's 60th birthday cake 💕 🎂⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #cake🎂 #cakedecor ⁣ #imsomartha #foodillustration #foodjourney #illustrationartist #watercolorfood #cookbook #recipeoftheday #recipebook #food_instalove #foodmagazine #geometricart #geometrical #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepattern #surfacedesign #printandpattern ⁣ #patterndesign ⁣ #dspattern #printdesign #fabricdesign #colorventures #colorlove #abmlifeissweet #sweettooth #sweetfood #sweet #prettylittlethings #melissacolson
I’m not the only one who has a notebook full of ideas, dreams, and plans…right? Technically, my "notebook" lives on my iPad in the most amazing app! 😂😉 I don’t go anywhere without mine, because at any given moment I might think of my next design idea and I have to write it down immediately! Or I may have a few spare minutes while I wait for my friend to meet me for coffee and I can get a little sketching in. That’s just the life of a creative I guess! Are you an: (A) Old fashioned pen+paper dreamer; or (B) Digital dreamer?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #inspiration #notebooks #ipadart #digitalsketch #digital ⁣ #applepencil #ipadlettering #oldfashioned #penandpaper #whereiwork #handsandhustle #onmydesk #creativehappylife #colorinspiration #icolorama #tnchustler #theappwhisperer #creativehappenings #creativebusiness #creativehappylife #creativeprocess #createeveryday #enter_imagination #chooselovely #igcreative_editz #weeditit #edits_of_our_world #bedeeplyrooted #foundforaged #melissacolson
Working on a new design. Can anyone guess what it’s for?
Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! Since I was a little girl reading every Nancy Drew mystery ever written, I've always been a reader. These days I love Audible, since I can listen as I paint. Everything from business & personal development to fiction and biographies...The last book I read was Girl Stop Apologizing by @mrsrachelhollis it's FANTASTIC and I highly recommend. How about you, friend? What do you read?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #readabook #readingisfun #booklover #readingisfundamental #booklover⁣ #wandeleurspark #iread #becauseofreading #howyouglow #totalbooknerd #instareads #igbooks #bookoftheday #goodreads #bookblog #bookgram #makeyousmilestyle #lovereading #abmlifeissweet #ilovereading #alwaysreading #epicreads #books📚 #readabook #bookcommunity #bookgeek #bookworms #melissacolson #booktag
What do you look forward to every morning? For me it’s coming down to my studio before anyone else is awake and sipping a steaming Nespresso latte...although I’d have that no matter what I did for a living. Being a designer means every day I can look forward to creating something beautiful that will improve people's lives and that’s truly a joy. What gets you out of bed every morning?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #coffeefirst #morningmotivation #handsandhustle #hyped⁣ #selfmotivation #surfacepatterndesign #whereiwork #creativehappylife #doitfortheprocess #calledtocreate #creatorslane #creativehappenings #onmydesk #carveouttimeforart #dsart #startthedayright #starttheday #starttheadventure #abmcrafty #nespressocoffee #dslooking #coffee_inst #coffeeshots #coffeegeek #coffeeculture #coffeecoffeecoffee #coffeeislife #morningperson #studioscenes #melissacolson